RecruitingPhase 4NCT03643822

Adjuncts for Adductor Block: Dexamethasone,Dexmedetomidine, or Combination to Reduce Pain

Adjuncts for Adductor Block: Dexamethasone,Dexmedetomidine, or Combination to Reduce Pain. A Randomized Controlled Comparison of the Analgesic Effects Following ACL Repair


Sponsor

Women's College Hospital

Enrollment

252 participants

Start Date

Feb 21, 2020

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The aim of this multi-centered study is to evaluate the effects of two distinct Adductor Canal Block (ACB) adjuncts, dexamethasone and dexmedetomidine, and their combination, on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Repair.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 50 Years

Inclusion Criteria3

  • English Speaking
  • ASA 1-3 patients
  • BMI <40

Exclusion Criteria11

  • Refusal or inability to provide informed consent
  • Any contraindication to regional anesthesia including coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis, allergy to local anesthetics, infection, nerve injury or malignancy at the site of the block
  • History of alcohol/drug dependence
  • History of long term opioid intake or chronic pain disorder
  • History of preexisting neuropathy in the operative leg
  • History of significant psychiatric conditions that may affect patient assessment
  • Inability to understand the informed consent and demands of the study
  • Allergy to any of the components of the multimodal analgesic regimen
  • Revision of ACL repair
  • Diabetes
  • Significant bradycardia (baseline heart rate ≤ 40 beats per minute)

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Interventions

DRUGDexamethasone 4mg

To guarantee rapid onset as well as effective postoperative analgesia, a 20 mL volume of local anesthetic has been selected for performing the ACB. The block solution will be a 20 ml volume for all groups, prepared by mixing 18 ml of ropivacaine 0.5% mixed with an additional 2 ml prepared according to the randomization.

DRUGDexmedetomidine

To guarantee rapid onset as well as effective postoperative analgesia, a 20 mL volume of local anesthetic has been selected for performing the ACB. The block solution will be a 20 ml volume for all groups, prepared by mixing 18 ml of ropivacaine 0.5% mixed with an additional 2 ml prepared according to the randomization.

OTHERSaline

Control/Placebo intervention


Locations(1)

Women's College Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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